Approaches to the development of a water resource safety system in the Republic of Armenia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU.G.2025.16.2.071

Keywords:

water resources management, non-revenue water, water losses, cost-benefit analysis, security of water resources, geographic information systems, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors

Abstract

The objective of this study is to implement functions—specifically investment measures and legal mechanisms - targeted at reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in the Republic of Armenia (RoA), to address the challenges and issues of enhancing the efficiency of water-resource supply and consumption, including both drinking and irrigation water. The object of the research is the water resources system of RoA and its components. The subject of the research is the principles of water resources supply/management, economic-mathematical methods and models, which are aimed at assessing the increase of the efficiency of water resources supply and consumption with the help of system-wide improvement.

Author Biographies

  • Aram Karapetyan, Yerevan State University

    PhD, Associate Professor, Chair of Mathematical Modelling in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management

  • Tigran Karapetyan, Yerevan State University

    PhD Student, Chair of Mathematical Modelling in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management

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Published

2025-12-24

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2(46) (2025)

Section

Management

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Copyright (c) 2025 Aram Karapetyan, Tigran Karapetyan

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How to Cite

Karapetyan, A., & Karapetyan, T. (2025). Approaches to the development of a water resource safety system in the Republic of Armenia. Bulletin of Yerevan University G: Economics, 16(2(46), 71-79. https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU.G.2025.16.2.071